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  • Question 1
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    Change the following statement into active voice:
    He was congratulated by his teacher for his brilliant success in the recent examination.
    Solution
    The given sentence is in passive voice, as the subject 'He' receives an action 'was congratulated' by the object 'teacher'.
    If this sentence is changed to active voice, then the subject is also changed, in order to retain the meaning of the sentence.
    So, the object takes the place of the subject and vice versa and the word 'by' is removed as now the subject performs the action against the object. The verb form of the sentence is also changed from passive form to active.

    'Subject (He) + verb (was congratulated) + by + object (his teacher) + prepositional phrase (for his brilliant success in the recent examination)' changes to:
    'New subject (His teacher) + verb (congratulated) + new object (him) + prepositional phrase'
    The active form of 'was congratulated' in the simple past tense is 'congratulated'.
    This can be seen in option B, hence it's the right answer.

    Option A: The subject and object have not been changed, but the verb has changed from passive to active. As a result, the meaning of the sentence has changed.
    Option C: The tense of the sentence has changed from past 'was congratulated' to future 'will congratulate'. The meaning has hence changed.
    Option D: The prepositional phrase 'for his brilliant success' is missing.
    Hence options A, C and D are incorrect.
  • Question 2
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    Change the following statement into passive voice.
    Do you understand what I mean?
    Solution

    An action in a sentence can be represented in two ways, namely active and passive voice.

    The passive voice always uses the past participle form of the main verb irrespective of any tense. Only the auxiliary verbs depend upon the sentence given in the active voice.

    The correct answer is C)Is what I mean understood by you?

    Option C is correct as the subject of the given interrogative sentence (I) comes in the place of the object(you)  and vice versa, the same tense (simple present tense) is used with the appropriate helping verb(is)  and the past participle of the main verb(understand),

  • Question 3
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    Change the following statement into passive voice.
    The people elected him Mayor.
    Solution
    The given sentence is in the active voice, as the subject 'The people' performs an action 'elected' against the object 'him'.
    If this sentence is changed to passive voice, then the subject is also changed, in order to retain the meaning of the sentence.
    So, the object takes the place of the subject and vice versa and the word 'by' is introduced as now the subject receives the action by the object. The verb form of the sentence is also changed from active form to passive.

    'Subject (The people) + verb (elected) + direct object (him) + object complement (Mayor)' changes to:
    'New subject (He) + verb (was elected) + object complement (Mayor) + by + new object (the people)'
    The passive form of 'made' in the simple past tense is 'was/were made'.
    This can be seen in option B, hence it's the right answer.
    ('He' is the subject form of the object pronoun 'him'.)

    Option A: The word 'him' is an object pronoun and hence needs to be replaced with its subjective counterpart 'he'.
    Option C: In this option, the subject 'he' is missing, 'Mayor' is an object complement and cannot function as a subject here. Also, 'is' is in the present tense whereas the sentence is in the past tense 'was elected'.
    Option D: The verb 'is' expresses present tense and the object complement, which is to define the old object 'him' cannot follow the new object 'the people'. It does not form a complete meaning.
    Hence options A, C and D are incorrect.
  • Question 4
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    Change the following statement into passive voice:
    Circumstances will oblige me to go.
    Solution
    The given sentence is in the active voice, as the subject 'Circumstances' performs an action 'will oblige' against the object 'me'.
    If this sentence is changed to passive voice, then the subject is also changed, in order to retain the meaning of the sentence.
    So, the object takes the place of the subject and vice versa and the word 'by' is introduced as now the subject receives the action by the object. The verb form of the sentence is also changed from active form to passive.

    'Subject (Circumstances) + verb (will oblige) + direct object (me) + infinitive phrase (to go)' changes to:
    'New subject (I) + verb (shall be obliged) + infinitive phrase (to go) + by + new object (the circumstances)'
    The passive form of 'will oblige' in the simple future tense is 'shall be obliged'.
    This can be seen in option B, hence it's the right answer.
    (Minor additions like the article 'the' to the word 'circumstances' is acceptable as the voice has been changed.)

    Option A: The sentence is still in the active voice, as the verb form 'will oblige' has not been changed. As a result, the meaning has changed.
    Option C: The word form of this sentence has changed, and the sentence still remains in active form.
    Option D: The sentence must end with the object 'by the circumstances' since the infinitive phrase 'to go' must be as close to the verb as possible and hence not be at the end.
    Hence options A, C and D are incorrect.
  • Question 5
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    Change the following statement into passive voice:
    Those who worked hard seldom obtained good marks.
    Solution
    The given sentence is in the active voice, as the subject 'Those who worked hard' performs an action 'obtained' against the object 'good marks'.
    If this sentence is changed to passive voice, then the subject, verb and object are also changed, in order to retain the meaning of the sentence.

    'Subject (Those who worked hard) + adverb (seldom) + verb (obtained) + object (good marks)' changes to:
    'New subject (Good marks) + helping verb (were) + adverb (seldom) + main verb (obtained) + by + new object (those who worked hard)'
    The passive form of 'obtained' in the simple past tense is 'were obtained'.
    The subject 'those who worked hard' is a noun clause.
    This can be seen in option D, hence it's the right answer.

    Option A: 'Were being obtained' is in the past continuous tense. But, the sentence is in simple past tense.
    Option B: 'Are obtained' is in simple present tense whereas the sentence is in the past.
    Option C: Even here, the verb form 'had been obtained' is in the past perfect tense and is not the same as the tense of the sentence.
    Hence options A, B and C are incorrect.
  • Question 6
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    Change the following statement into passive voice:
    We added up the money and found that it was correct.
    Solution
    The given sentence is in the active voice, and there are two parts of this sentence, the clauses "We added the money" and "we found" that it was correct". The subject 'we' performs the action 'added' and in the second part the subject 'we' is implied; it performs the action 'found'.
    If this sentence is changed to passive voice, then the subject, verb form and object are all changed, in order to retain the meaning of the sentence.
    So, the object takes the place of the subject and vice versa and the word 'by' is introduced as now the subject receives the action by the object. The verb form of the sentence is also changed from active form to passive.

    'Subject (we) + verb (added) + object (the money)' will change to 'subject (the money) + verb (was added)'
    and
    'Subject (implied) + verb (found) + object (that it was correct)' changes to:
    'New subject (implied) + verb (found) + infinitive verb (to be correct)'
    The 'that' clause is a relative clause that functions as the object of the verb 'found'.

    This can be seen in option A, hence it's the right answer.

    Option B: The clause 'correct it was found' is not the right way of placing the words because 'correct' is not the subject.
    Option C: This sentence has been changed in meaning as well as structure. Also, the verb 'was' is missing in 'added up by us'.
    Option D: Similarly, the verb 'was' is missing here too.
    Hence options B, C and D are incorrect.
  • Question 7
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    Change the following statement into passive voice.
    Mohan gave the begger an old shirt.
    Solution
    The given sentence is in the active voice, as the subject 'Mohan' performs an action 'gave' against the object 'the beggar'.
    If this sentence is changed to passive voice, then the subject is also changed, in order to retain the meaning of the sentence.
    So, the object takes the place of the subject and vice versa and the word 'by' is introduced as now the subject receives the action by the object. The verb form of the sentence is also changed from active form to passive.

    'Subject (Mohan) + verb (gave) + indirect object (the beggar) + direct object (an old shirt)' changes to:
    'New subject (An old shirt) + verb (was given) + direct object (to the beggar) + by + new object (Mohan)'
    The passive form of 'gave' in the simple past tense is 'was/were given'.
    This can be seen in option D, hence it's the right answer.

    Option A: The indirect object 'the beggar' and subject 'Mohan' have changed places, such that the beggar is performing the action. But, the beggar is receiving the action in the given sentence 'Mohan gave the beggar'.
    So, this option does not have the correct passive form.
    Option B: The passive form of 'gave' is 'was given', as opposed to the option here 'was gave'.
    Option C: Similarly, the verb form here 'was gave' is not the correct form.
    Hence options A, B and C are incorrect.
  • Question 8
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    Change the following statement into passive voice.
    We all know that there is only one God.
    Solution

    An action in a sentence can be represented in two ways, namely active and passive voice.

    The passive voice always uses the past participle form of the main verb irrespective of any tense. Only the auxiliary verbs depend upon the sentence given in the active voice.

    The correct answer is B) It is known to us all that there is only one God.

    Option B is correct as the given sentence is a general fact and doesn't have a direct object  ( 'there is only one God' is represented by 'it') so 'it' comes in the place of the subject (We all), the same tense(simple present tense) and appropriate helping verb(is) is used with the past participle of the main verb(know).

  • Question 9
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    Change the following statement into passive voice:
    Everyone looked up to him.
    Solution
    The given sentence is in the active voice, as the subject 'Everyone' performs an action 'looked up to' against the object 'him'.
    If this sentence is changed to passive voice, then the subject, verb and relevant elements are also changed, in order to retain the meaning of the sentence.

    'Subject (Everyone) + verb (looked up to) + object (him)' changes to:
    'New subject (He) + verb (was looked up to) + by + new object (everyone)'
    The passive form of 'looked up to' in he simple past tense is 'was looked up to'.
    This can be seen in option A, hence it's the right answer.

    Option B: The sentence is in present tense whereas the original sentence is in past 'was looked up to'.
    Option C: The preposition 'to' is missing, without which the meaning of the phrasal verb is incomplete. You look up 'to' (towards) someone. Also, 'looked up' has a different meaning 'to find information about', which is irrelevant here.
    Option D: The verb 'looks up' is in simple present tense as opposed to the tense of the sentence (simple past). Also, 'to' is missing.
    Hence options B, C and D are incorrect.
  • Question 10
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    Change the following statement into passive voice.
    Don't laugh at me.
    Solution

    An action in a sentence can be represented in two ways, namely active and passive voice.

    The passive voice always uses the past participle form of the main verb irrespective of any tense. Only the auxiliary verbs depend upon the sentence given in the active voice.

    The correct answer is D)Let me be not laughed at.

    Option D is correct as the subject of the given sentence (you) comes in the place of the object (me) and vice versa, the same tense is used (simple present tense), 'let' is used because the speaker orders the listener to not to laugh at him, and 'be' is used with the past participle of the main verb (laugh).

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